Trapped Passengers Fight For Survival After Train Crash | Critical Rescue | Real Responders

[@zuzellogan5613]

God bless the first responders, they all do an amazing job saving lives. These people are true heroes. I applaud them. 👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍

[@ann-mariebaker118]

Totally agree. Absolute heroes

[@kimmccabe1422]

True always! But lets6not forget the average woman and man that is on the scene and helps first! (Not the whining uninjured ones who run to safety and do nothing..) except take up precious help (who cld be assisting the truly injured)

[@tm13tube]

It was fortuitous the mass casualty exercise was close by with so many vehicles, rescuers, supplies.

[@updownstate]

I had to call the paramedics yesterday for my cousin. They saved his life, thank all all.

[@kathryn-anon]

The engineer in charge of the passenger train probably saved all of their lives; if he hadn't pulled the emergency brake as quickly as he had, the passenger train might not have been able to stop completely before the collision

[@michellerenner6880]

Definitely. He managed to get the speed of impact down to something survivable by stopping his trains. Amazing.

[@kenyh6695]

But if he had had the after thought to put his train in reverse it may not have been as bad a collision as it was.

[@desiv1170]

But he had no idea how fast that other train was going, how big was it, when it would be able to stop? And is it safer to have his train stopped? Less of a fire or other problems because his train is effectively off? You can always second guess, but based on the outcome, it looks like he made the right call and saved a lot of lives...

[@bigtime7724]

@@kenyh6695 trains don’t work like that once you pull the emergency breaks it takes to mins for them to release this isn’t the polar express lol

[@marcleblanc3602]

@@bigtime7724 yeah still better off without the brakes, and switched for reverse. 5 more mphs and all were dead.

[@lucilledaub5991]

Excellent help of individuals . Doing the right thing.Saving people’s lives.

[@keishlacruz249]

Idc if you dont know what's going on but someone is yelling get down!!! Just get down without trying to find out why!! There is obviously a reason for the panic

[@nellygazsiova3689]

Yes Exactly !

[@randomvintagefilm273]

This was a recreation, of course they got down right away in the actual event. They just had to add that for drama.

[@richardkranium2944]

I definitely get down when told to. My crew is pretty good at trusting each other to see safety issues that one person doesn’t. So when someone yells stop or get down we tend to not question why. People definitely need to do this in life.

[@zombiegirlfanter5569]

May the victims that passed RIP. This brought tears to my eyes,so sad

[@emteaay2477]

The 2005 Glendale train crash was even worse killing 11 and injuring 177 others but wait the 2008 Chatsworth train collision was one of the worst in US modern history and the worse in the US since the 1993 Big Bayou Wreck and the Chatsworth train collision killed 25 and injured 135 others and this crash killed 2 and injured 265 others

[@anushka6258]

@@emteaay2477 even it killed 2 person...it is no less than a life time trauma

[@christopherjackson2629]

The February 16, 1996 train crash in Silver Spring Maryland killed 11 people

[@sylviakoziarski4912]

these videos get me every time. May God bless all of our first responders who put their lives on hold to rescue the unfortunate to the stupid people amounts us.. God bless out everyday hero's that just step in to help because they could.

[@53mandevilla]

Why do people always got to rubberneck when someone tells them to GET DOWN? They never listen! 😢😢😢

[@beth-bi9yv]

I can't imagine how terrifying seeing that freight train careening towards them must have been.....

[@KCsFunHouse]

Imagine the terror when the switchboards all light up at 911... you know it’s something big

[@fairychangeling8337]

'Trained in mass casualty incidents' must be one of few jobs you train for but truly never want to happen...

[@nicoleberinger5100]

It is. While it's not exactly the same, I volunteer with my local CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) where we're trained in basic first aid for mass-casualty events. Probably the saddest thing we were told was "don't bother starting CPR" in that level of incident.

[@Kujo-ot5jv]

I was a munitions inspector in the military and at the end of our quarterly exercises we practiced blowing up our own bases so that the enemy wouldn’t be able to use them.

[@sandygrogg1203]

fairy changling I am a 76 yo widow , now...but was once a “trained for disaster” paramedic..And yes... We hope to never have to use that training.

[@johnsanford2683]

@@nicoleberinger5100 That is part of Triage Nicole. Sad but necessary. PGFD Local 1619

[@nickykeightley9355]

Yes. I'm trained in M I M M S which is the acronym for Major Incident Medical Support. This training applies to disasters of 80+ patients. I work in Forensic Pathology and have been to so many devastating accidents, but only one of this calibre. It was absolutely devastating.

[@laceyavron]

So glad it wasn't worse than it was. I watched the Granville train accident. That was a real shocker.

[@techsupport5786]

Reeeee

[@stefanieebling8919]

We can all speculate about what he could have done differently, or not done...but he did the damn best he could and I think he made a good choice

[@nbrown6051]

I loved riding the double decker train. On the top of the food area part it was all glass and a blast to sit in the seat facing the glass looking out was always awesome. We still have them too

[@theresatyler4043]

Love 'Real Responders'... Love the narrator..! It is part of making a true to life situation be REAL.❗🙌🏼💓🙏🏼🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤 Thanks for the Upload👍🏼🥰

[@rickfrank7934]

clearly you live for only the entertainment / thrill factor. False.

[@animehuntress9018]

I remember this on the news. It made me angry and not because of the freight train. I was upset because there is technology to prevent this.

[@6777Productions]

One phrase the NTSB has been advocating for years: PTC

[@SomeYouTubeGuy]

The issue was the freight train driver assumed green on that signal when if you aren't sure you should always assume red.

[@nightflyer3242]

And only starting this year does the technology that could've prevented this collision is coming online across the country. It took a deadlier Metrolink collision to pass the law, and the deadline was extended twice.

[@animehuntress9018]

@@nightflyer3242 I know, it's what makes this even worse. I understand why the NTSB give companies time to install repairs or fix issues, as if it's not done well the company can go into bankruptcy and other complications can happen... but it is still gambling with people's lives. This particular issue was worse and more complicated. Who owns the rails so who will pay for the technology? Is it the ones who use the lines? The "companies" that manage them. The state or county that the rails run through. Doesn't make me feel any better knowing why it's been delayed for so long. (still think those companies can afford to do the right thing promptly without it causing issues to their wallets and peoples travels, haven't they ever heard of "spares" Fix the spares first and then slowly use them to replace the planes and vehicles that need to be addressed. It wouldn't work with this situation, but it could work with many of the other issues that come up)

[@dominicliner1609]

The driver of the passenger train was a stupid dum guy he should got the passengers off the train when it was stopped before the freight train hit the passenger train.

[@searchanddiscover]

my brain for a brief second was trying to make sense of how this can look so old when the chatsworth crash happened in 2008. realizing this was a completely different collision makes it all the more angering that just 6 years later a deadlier accident happened.

[@trudyhill3288]

Everybody did what they could to help everybody that was hurt. But you just have to remember you tried everything you could to save them.

[@tm13tube]

Train engineers get PTSD. I can’t imagine seeing a car or truck on the tracks, a suicide, or another train on the same tracks, helpless knowing you can’t stop in time. At least the one train stopped reducing impact speed.

[@wes5150.]

THANKS ! Retired conductor 37 years

[@jfournerat1274]

⁠@@wes5150.did you ever have any near misses or incidents while you were a conductor?

[@MimiDaKat]

I really hope everyone is not hurt bad bad bad badly I really hope no one died I’m praying for everyone to survive and live

[@sheilahauptmann4437]

Thank you guys for saving those People.

[@KevSon29]

37:35 what a good man to save this woman's life.

[@thomasbaker3262]

Wow such good luck those crews were training so close to the accident.

[@ameliashostak4764]

i took the metra to chicago 2 weeks ago with my 6 yr old, we sat on the top section and for the full 2hr ride all i could think about was this happening to us. we got there and back safely.

[@kiitzer]

I took amtrak through Chicago a month ago, and same lol

[@farmer87yj]

its good to watch this kind of stuff the amount of stuff you learn in case this situation happens to you you will know what needs to be done ..for example the emergency release for passenger trains ..im sure all have an emergency release but may be differant but you have a general idea

[@tatonkatatonka]

Yes your right I know that now

[@TigerBand21]

“Wow this acting is on point!” -Ray Charles

[@Aiijuin]

@Bob -LOL!

[@Linda-ro4qz]

OmG! Wow. 5 mph more, all would've been dead. Thank goodness they were preparing for a mass casualty exercise in area. Narrator caring, soothing voice. Caring and helpful bystanders helped save many lives that day. RIP those lost. 🚝🛤️🥀🤕

[@bethstreich6565]

Excellent work from all that were involved including all the citizens who were helping passengers out of the trains! It is 2021 and I haven’t been on a train since the late 90s but it seems to me that even though this was a passenger train it would make sense that trains would make storage compartments under the seats or in front of them as I noticed a lot of falling debris coming from the overhead compartments and that could be more dangerous

[@whatwillbem6825]

Omg!!!! I remember this tragedy!!!

[@easymac79]

It alludes me how you can have a schedule which should avoid conflicts on the track, but still the trains were headed towards one another with obviously no stops between them. But further, the signals are in a fixed location subject to the same glare year over year, if there was a problem with visibility at that time of day, why didn't they install a cover or something? I see them on stop lights at large intersections to prevent people seeing the wrong signal, it's not difficult to block glare.

[@AstoundingAmelia]

Honestly they should have the signals at more than one angle, like for example ones on the ground that way if one isn't visible the other is

[@nickoledelossantos6961]

The metrolink company should think about installing seat belts in all the trains for safety purposes.

[@hamtrak_p42dcamtrak67]

This crash was only the first in 3 crashes this one, Glendale, and then Chatsworth

[@hamtrak_p42dcamtrak67]

@Huang Jianhao Yeah in 2008 a metro link hit a union pacific

[@dynasty0019]

You missed one at Oxnard not too long ago.

[@hamtrak_p42dcamtrak67]

@@dynasty0019 wait what

[@jannamyers6792]

We rely on technology too much.

[@angelablanchard4048]

if buddy driving the train could not see he should have stopped anyways! I think it is what I would have done!

[@wkvintus]

Problem being that if I heard things right, it would have taken the train 3 miles to stop, so when he was approaching the light he was traveling too fast to begin with.

[@wkvintus]

@@youknowwho4862 Listen to the video, he says how fast the train was going, and that it would take approximately 3 miles to stop, which seems to be to fast to react to a red signal. He also should have had either a blinking yellow or a solid yellow on the signal before that.

[@naomivantonder5344]

@@youknowwho4862 do trains have a speed limit the need to stick to?

[@shanerr7252]

I will never understand how people can live so far away from work

[@rebeccaswift7588]

Years before this accident I was traveling by train from Monterey to San Diego..I changed trains in LA onto a commuter train that traveled back and forth from LA to San Diego all day everyday..we weren't on this commuter train 15 min when we hit a car full of teenagers that thought they could make it across the tracks before the train reached them..we were all thrown about..all sorts of debris went flying around hitting passengers and injuring them. A woman 7 months pregnant was thrown down on the arm of my chair and her big belly hit the edge of the arm before she landed in my lap. Most of the people that were injured weren't in they're seats. Some were walking to or from bathrooms or snack car..the train was detained for a few hours by police and paramedics. Unfortunately no one in the car survived..

[@TommyPicklesFan]

I feel bad those passengers on that Metrolink train :(

[@timmykidd2119]

I'm a EMT-I, FTO. Good video.

[@KDubielak]

I remember hearing that a BNSF double stack train and metroling collision

[@gabrielley1242]

I remember hearing about this on the new in CA!

[@PEB2631]

The bnsf engineer should be fired and charged with murder because if you can't see the signal you stop and contact dispatch for advice on whether to proceed or remain stopped.

[@jeromejamison1709]

According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which investigated the cause of the collision, the Metrolink train ran through a red signal before entering a section of single track where the opposing freight train had been given the right of way by the train dispatcher. The NTSB blamed the Metrolink train's engineer, 46-year-old Robert M. Sanchez, for the collision, concluding that he was distracted by text messages he was sending while on duty.

[@robertmartin3194]

@@jeromejamison1709 - This incident is NOT the Chatsworth crash.

[@jayh370]

The conductor got terminated obviously and spent his life drinking (I heard through the grapevine) and the engineer actually committed suicide just a couple years ago

[@PEB2631]

@@jayh370 wow

[@SuperSarahs123]

Is dying good enough for you?

[@sachornabrissett2098]

Great job.

[@stephaniegaudreau4755]

In 1994 I survived a train accident. I know all too well what the passengers and crews went through. Kudos to all who helped, first responders and civilians.

[@lindathrall5133]

I LIKE THE NARRATOR'S VOICE

[@debyzimmerman6617]

With such an accident as this would it now be prudent to have a speaker system set up for all cars from the engineer so any emergency could IMMEDIATELY be conveyed to ALL cars IMMEDIATELY and at the same time, rather then trying to run from car to car?? How difficult would it be to install air bags on the seats to give some protection from colliding with anything metal??

[@CMDRFandragon]

Check thousands of tons of cargo? Just check the engineer's homework.

[@Sobolady89]

Every car has a waybill and the train has a consist to show where each car is on the train. The waybill tells them what's in the car. Anything with a standard transportation commodity code of 48 or 49 are hazardous. The waybill gives info on EPA cleanup and the threat to land and marine. 49 stcc's are radioactive materials. If those papers aren't on that train, somebody's going to get a huge fine for each car. I worked for CSX for 38 years and they know what's in those cars.

[@juanitarichards1074]

It's a miracle that all the passengers weren't killed. I bet the driver of the freight train was though. He didn't have time to react fast enough.

[@overcominglifestrials5316]

I’m not sure how someone reported train verses car. A car wouldn’t have stood any chance and would have been demolished or knocked aside. I couldn’t imagine being dispatched to a call like this. Phew!

[@nazmeeramujahidsaleem9980]

Almighty Bless Them 🙏🌹

[@FloozieOne]

Amazing that only 3 people died, but what they never tell you is how many people suffered life-changing injuries. These can range from permanent brain damage to broken bones, amputation and everything else that can happen to a soft mass hitting a solid object. Imagine throwing a balloon full of jelly at a wall as hard as you can... not good. I worked emergency medicine as an X-ray tech for 25 years and saw pretty much everything that can happen to people, but we never had a situation like that; biggest was 5 car accident with 18 patients. Sadly 4 of them died on impact and 3 more passed away in the ER. I can't conceive what those rescuers went through, I can only salute them and applaud them for certainly saving many lives that day. Note: I bet that CT machine was smokin'.

[@RaysRailVideos]

How handy theres a load of people training for such a mci not far away

[@terryleeschiller8515]

Remarkable. !!

[@TelecasterLPGTop]

The Granville train crash on January 18, 1977, claimed 83 lives and injured 213 others. The commuter train jumped the tracks hitting a stanchion supporting the Bold Street bridge which came crashing down onto the commuter train flattening two of the carriages trapping the injured and the dead, it was horrible. People from around dropped whatever they were doing and assisted wherever they could. In comparison three deaths and over 100 injuries although tragic but a good result considering what could have happened. The drill nearby was a God send, I'm sure lives were saved because of it.

[@clarenceedwards2866]

Wow! it is difficult to imagine that at just 22mph so much damage and injuries could be caused. I'm shocked; I thought that the freight train was travelling around 50 mph. And to think that the commuter train had stopped and yet the impact was so devastating. Imagine if both trains were still in motion on impact; they would have all been in loving memory. By the way, what was the situation with the crew of the freight train? I don't recall no one mentioning anything about them.

[@MikeSsuncoasttrains]

They found him in the ditch with broken legs. He bailed!

[@Dannyedelman4231]

I bet the bnsf crew will never get over it

[@kramshiron]

Seatbelts would have been a real injury saver...most were thrown around like rag dolls.

[@NickyD]

seatbelts dont do shit in school bus or train accident seatbelts wont work on trains ever

[@TheTrueAdept]

This is ignorance at its worst. Buses and trains make using seatbelts deadly out of the driver of a bus.

[@kiastar67]

Wow, the people in charge of the trains and those who came to help did a wonderful job. I do have a question maybe someone in the know could answer: Did the passengers have time to go to the back of the train where the impact most likely would have been much less? Were there too many people to do that? Not enough time to do it? Would that have worked to help at all? Thanks for any ideas!

[@nottelling8129]

First this, then chatsworth, what is it with Metrolink and collisions with freight trains?

[@snowgrave2475]

I'm a freight i don't know the answer

[@amtrakfan3023]

Worst train wreck in Southern Californias history was the Chatsworth collision

[@socalgal714]

Wow! The things you run across on KZbin! I grew up not far from here!

[@dianeangle8665]

Here I was thinking of taking a train trip this year, maybe I will rethink that!!!

[@richardkranium2944]

I doubt this happens anymore. I’m surprised it happened in 2002.

[@tom201090]

In the UK on lines with multiple tracks in most cases most trains will run in one direction on the same line. The main exemption is in and around stations, primarily major or termuis stations. I don't understand why the US doesn't adopt this system.

[@maxshelltrack9720]

They do.

[@curtispandachuk9323]

This is one of the reasons why I dislike so much how they sometimes exchange tracks

[@blkcat1254]

Notice no one checks on the engine drivers

[@techsupport5786]

Yeah that’s just rude..

[@watchgoose]

@@techsupport5786 didn't you watch the video?

[@amtrakfan3023]

That cab car is a total loss. Then in 2005 the Glendale train collision. 3 years later the worst train wreck in Metrolinks history the Chatsworth train collision. These wrecks lead to the development of positive train control. Now all railways have positive train control on all of their routes.

[@davidpringle8089]

I wonder if the engineer had reversed the passenger train when he saw the other train coming at them, after they got stopped would have helped.

[@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp]

No That is not as effective as putting the train into Emergency stop as he did

[@bevcamren1316]

E brake

[@MikeSsuncoasttrains]

If the passenger engineer would have thrown his train in reverse immediately they might have had a chance. ! Release the emergency brake and reverse!

[@MikeSsuncoasttrains]

If the passenger engineer would have thrown his train in reverse immediately they might have had a chance. ! Release the emergency brake and reverse!

[@_emmaxx9]

Wow that damage just from 22 mph crazy

[@iaku2227]

Man! The thickness of that laptop and it looks like it weighs a tone.

[@elgigante2001]

YES, EXTRA THICK!!! AHH HAHAHAHA!!! Sorry I had to do it.😋

[@joelgman8027]

Literally found this video on April 23rd. the same day it happened

[@SerenityInfinity]

"Dang!" I was sure if you had me going there or not! First 10 min of this was not if it was a "spoof" or SNL comedy drama? Why - first 10 min the strange music the Criticarescue intro - car tires on fire the melodramatic voiceover the floating head 'we gotta get him out..." a speedboat the ticket checker "the day was warm and sunny..." Willam liked to be on the double decker train. It was quieter." Dude face on phone 6:28 and the wreck scene with bodies slowly bouncing. 8:43 and get a load of that music ...okay this kinda thing we base comedy skits on 'now a days' Modern skits you wonder okay maybe its real - so really I thought its gotta be a great spoof!

[@sister2sister4u]

always stay down just before any collisions

[@Shinobi_Kun77]

Question is, why didn’t the Metrolink Engineer put his train in reverse since he had some time?

[@Sobolady89]

Why would they have to check thousands of containers on the freight train? They should have waybills to show what's in each car and a consist to show where each car is placed on the train.

[@davidwallace8980]

Have they installed GPS tracking systems on these trains yet?

[@alixena9340]

MCI training exercise just down the road? How lucky can you get?!

[@watchgoose]

Remember the Sioux CIty IA airplane crash? Same deal. Thank God EMS was having a training exercise nearby.

[@adamthebulldog2738]

Had something similar happen to me whilst I was training to be a firefighter a bus crashed and flipped directly outside the training academy triggering a mass casualty incident with all the students pitching in to extricate people who where trapped and assisting the medics with triage I think we must have used nearly every piece of kit in our training rigs and almost all of the kit on the responding appliances

[@jeanahrens825]

Nothing but God stepping in

[@adamthebulldog2738]

Jean Ahrens a little bit of divine intervention is always welcome

[@orangeofficer528]

I'm scared of trains now O_O

[@nellygazsiova3689]

Same

[@oregonrailfan7046]

@@nellygazsiova3689 dude car crashes are more common then train accidents there’s no need to be scared

[@catmac4700]

I might have missed this part of the video, but does anyone know what caused the collision? RIP to those who died. 🥀😔

[@rescyou]

The freight train ran a red signal

[@easymac79]

rescyou is correct, they mentioned it briefly at the beginning, the conductor of the freight train couldn't see the signal because of sun glare. I was expecting the video to include more details about the investigation, but I guess this is Critical Rescue not Seconds from Disaster.

[@PEB2631]

bnsf failed to stop and call dispatch when he couldn't see the signal indication

[@jamesabarela]

They need to start planning out these accidents...its ridiculous!!!

[@cindycreateforlife]

After the commuter train got stopped and the freight train was still coming, why couldn’t he begin backing up to minimize the impact?

[@oregonrailfan7046]

You can’t just reverse a train off at full speed trains take a while to start moving

[@Biffo1262]

Anyone else thing maybe if the driver of the commuter train had actually released the brakes and got the train in reverse the impact could have been reduced. Technically I don't know if that's possible though.

[@susananderson1071]

I was wondering the same but he did a great job stopping the commuter train.

[@watchgoose]

I've done it in a truck from 65mph and it actually went backwards a couple of feet. It was to save my life and it worked.

[@jessh5310]

Some trains can reverse others have to be driven from the opposite end to "reverse". I am not sure with these trains the possibilities.

[@melissasueh.]

The automatic air brake system on trains, invented by George Westinghouse in the 1800's, uses the air in the train line to keep the brakes off. Because putting the train into Emergency releases all of the air from the train line, that air has to be pumped back into the train line from the engine to release the brakes. Even if the engineer had returned the brake handle to the release position as soon as he got the train stopped, there was probably not enough time to pressurize the train line before the impact.

[@Kujo-ot5jv]

Once the emergency brake was pulled the system has to bleed out completely before it can be reset, then it takes a couple mins, a small number of cars like that would only be a min or so but that’s a long time in a situation like that

[@kevinhoward9593]

This is my first time on this channel. i like the videos a lot. I have to give to the train crews of both trains considering there should have been cars all over the place, there is very little impact damage. 30:59 they wont have to check the cars. just get the train manifest from BNSF.

[@damida4546]

I was immediately annoyed that people were not staying down after the conductor went running through yelling at them to get down. Ffs sake people (post 9/11 and they still didn’t listen) Curious idiots. Listen to your captain! They looked like meerkats. (If the captain of a ship tells you to run to the life boats. You don’t stop like a moron to ask for details to why or go and try and see what’s wrong. You run.) I feel bad for the ones that didn’t get the warning. High five to the ones that tried to help ❤️❤️❤️ conductors and staff included.

[@christinecameron5702]

Same! I don't understand why they reacted the way they did and didn't follow instructions. I get they were caught off guard and in shock but if I saw a captain, pilot or conductor come in screaming to get down and brace for impact, I'd do it.

[@beckyshock3099]

I refuse to fly, cruise, now I'll not even ride a train...... If I can't walk somewhere I just won't go.

[@nottelling8129]

If it makes you feel any better, even though planes crash less often and the most dangerous parts of the flight are takeoff and landing, you have better odds of surviving a train crash.

[@hevva1762]

Imagine just how much money America got from this incident. Imagine how many of those people are now in serious debt.

[@wildkev1010]

That's weird. I live in Riverside Ca, and Anaheim is East of here not South. I've personally rode that train before and never have thought of it going South. Always East to Orange County

[@richardkranium2944]

It looks like it’s South east if you follow highway 91. I don’t live there or ever been there so I’ll take your word for it. I found a discrepancy in one of these re-enactments done in my state. They said the suspect drove south from Flint and stopped in Saginaw to steal a different vehicle to avoid getting caught in the one a BOLO was on. Saginaw is north of Flint. Even worse, he was on his way to Detroit which actually is south of Flint. They make mistakes in these.

[@ewanmcbride3288]

Completely random but who remembers those laptops? I’m only 13 so I’ve never seen one so thick!

[@apoetsmile3956]

Ah yes young man the days of the 7-8lb laptops, no harm in your comment kiddo...look up older computers and cell phones you'll be amazed.

[@horselover7744]

I do lol You wouldn't imagine the laptops at grandmother's houses 😂😂😂😂 (I am in my early 20's )

[@viralpatel5338]

Wondering if there was option to go reverse when commuter train stopped to match up the speed of freight train

[@Qtktkat]

I tried to look this up only to find out that there were two worse train vs train crashes in California on the same line

[@nightflyer3242]

It's the 2002 Placentia Train Collision. At the time of this documentary it was the worst train accident in Metrolink's history. It was since been surpassed by the 2005 Glendale Train Crash and the 2008 Chatsworth Train Collision.

[@naomivantonder5344]

Why is it that train seats do not have safety belts? That can prevent a lot of serious injuries and deaths in cases like this. Makes no sense to me not to have. Does anybody know if there is a specific reason for this or is it a cost issue?

[@Nakira2000]

Its the same with school and city busses, no seat belts

[@thisstuffiswhatifeellikepo5937]

Nakira, school buses in the U.S have seat belts as well as on city buses

[@abdrashidahmad7072]

When the commuter train stopped, all the passengers should have quickly gotten off the train and moved away.

[@annabelledavis962]

they weren’t told what was happening and there is no way that 240 people could have gotten out and far enough away in time. they did what was safest and what the engineer thought was the best while being literally face-to-face with death

[@fandomtrash7505]

That would just be to risky, not only would they not have enough time to get everyone off safely, but the people who got off would be at risk of getting hit with debris from the crash.

[@PEB2631]

Freight train was at fault for not going into restriction protocals when the sunlight obstructed the view and contacting dispatch for clarification..

[@gearreviewwithswampy5794]

Wow I’m a volunteer fire fighter I hope this doesn’t happen in my county

[@wiggerj0nes104]

C0MPT0N 🚒 ENGINE'S 41-42-43-44 🚑 ALS-SQUAD 441-442-443 🚑 BLS-RESCUE'S 444-445 🚒 TRUCK'S 411-412 AIR LYTE UNIT 428 BATTALI0N 404 & C0MPT0N 🚓🚔SHERIFF'S UNIT'S RESP0NSE 2 THE C0MPT0N BLUE LINE STATI0N AT 200.WEST C0MPT0N UNIT'S TIME 0UT IS 11:34pm BLUE LINE TRAIN 0N🔥FIRE.

[@MimiDaKat]

Is everyone ok bc I’m scared for there lives

[@maxshelltrack9720]

They keep showing the side of the freight train where the conductor sits not the engineer.

[@stevie-ray2020]

This documentary is twice as long as it needed to be! Also not only do you Americans drive on the wrong side of the road, you can't seem to decide which side of the duplicated railway-tracks should the trains regularly run on!

[@karenlm9062]

I would be telling folks who couldn't walk due to foot injury then to crawl to an exit and wave for help. Too bad they don't have battery operated intercom system to guide people towards exits or something. Thank god there were take charge people on the train or else a lot of folks would be SOL.

[@kimmccabe1422]

If yu can walk or even crawl to safety DO! Otherwise you're taking up precious help that can go to those who need it more. I mean If yu can walk, help others, if not, atleast DON'T STOP OUR BRAVE FROM SAVING THE ONES REALLY NEEDING HELP. thank you very much. PS. NO FREIGHT TRAIN SHLD BE THAT LONG, SO WRONG!

[@jenniferlehman326]

Having been a Paramedic, this is the worst type of call to get. A mass casualty call. I had one after I had finished my shift, gotten home, taken my shower, and was climbing into bed for my shift that night. We had a Mass Casualty Call Out for a 45 Motor Vehicle Accident between Kingston, Ontario and Trenton, Ontario. I got back into my uniform quickly and was picked up by my partner. We arrived at the scene, and the saddest thing I saw, was a child's Teddy Bear in the road. We triaged about the same amount of people. Some were immediately tagged deceased, unfortunately. One teenager had lost his leg. It was a below the knee amputation. We had the limb, and to try to save it for reattachment, my partner, Paul, climbed into the ditch, past all the dirty snow from the plowing, and to pristine white snow, he filled a bio hazard bag half full with snow, put the severed leg in, then packed it tight with more snow, and tied it off. We put the leg in a cooler that had snow in it, and it went with him when he was air lifted to Toronto Hospital for Sick Kids. Because of his quick thinking, that, now man, then 16 year old, has his leg today. We may see a lot of horrendous things while working, but there is also the dynamic of the panicked family we have to deal with besides the patient. Trust me when I say this. We don't do it for the money. We do it because it's the right thing to do. It's what we spent 3 years of training to do. You never get used to the bad calls, but sometimes, just sometimes, the odd Thank You we get from either the patient or the patient and the family, makes us wake up and do our next shift. I retired this year, after 37 years of dedicated, loving service to this job to 2 cities I love. I have some great memories and not so great ones. But when you can get to that patient, be the first one there, and help them?? Man, then I'm rich beyond measure. Because I know I made a difference in someone's life. Even if for only a few minutes. Every person we interact with, be it a friendship of 45 years or 20 minutes, you leave a piece of yourself with them. So you will, in essence never die. Because of all the lives you have touched, great or small, a piece of yourself is left behind with that person. I wish Many Blessings to all of you for PEACE, SHARING, CARING and most of all LOVE!! From Ontario, Canada, Jenn. 💖 💖 🇨🇦

[@richardkranium2944]

I feel sorry for paramedics. I’ve personally been saved by the paramedics in my town repeatedly, to the point I was on a first name basis with half of them. I was a heroin and fentanyl addict for quite some time. They hit me with narcan and started my heart too many times. I would have left me dead after a few times. I’ve seen many people overdose and be brought back, every one was rather rude and ungrateful. I suppose I probably was too. Thank you for being a paramedic.

[@jenniferlehman326]

@Richard Kranium Don't worry about how you acted after the Narcan. We're used to it!! And you're welcome. I served for 37 yrs. And I loved every minute of my job. Some jobs were harder than others, but, we always appreciate being told that we're valued. So, I'm sure, the Paramedics who came to you, doing their job, not for the money, but because they cared about helping people, didn't take it personally either. I'm glad you're Clean now though. Stay strong on this path, I believe in you!! Jenn.💖

[@richardkranium2944]

@@jenniferlehman326 a vivitrol shot once a month for 13 months was the key. Thanks.

[@jenniferlehman326]

@@richardkranium2944 Glad to hear it. Stay strong on this path. I believe in you that you can stay Clean. This will always be a problem for you for the rest of your life. Recognize it, embrace that fact, and know you don't ever want to backside, and you'll do fine. Stay strong!! Jenn.💖

[@connievogt6455]

Right and tortured 😖 thorny tension between father father brother too brother brother husband tornado warning

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

Why is it that exercises the exact same that happens in the real accident always occur on the day of nor near the day of it!

[@robertjohnston9023]

Almost too weird how often that is occurring!